Synopses & Reviews
FOR THE ONE IN FIVE COUPLES WHO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY CONCEIVINGYou have more than one hundred hormones circulating in your body-reproductive hormones, pregnancy hormones, sex hormones, metabolic hormones, and stress hormones-relaying messages from tissue to tissue, organ to organ, brain to body, and body to brain. An equilibrium, a perfect balance in both partners, often determines your ability to conceive and support a pregnancy. When your body is imbalanced, conception becomes very difficult. Luckily, hormonal imbalances can be corrected.
Drawing on the latest research in this field-which links underlying hormonal issues with infertility in men and women-Dr. Robert Greene, fertility specialist, ob/gyn, and reproductive endocrinologist, has created the Perfect Balance Fertility Program to help patients attain the optimal hormonal health that is necessary for conception. In Dr. Robert Greenes Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility, he shares his groundbreaking program so you can:
•Identify and correct the causes of the hormonal issues that affect fertility
•Use nutrition, exercise, and stress-reduction techniques to achieve a healthy equilibrium through a personalized plan
•Determine when its time for basic or advanced reproductive techniques, such as IVF, and learn how to be your own advocate so you can avoid costly and unnecessary tests and treatments
Comprehensive, friendly, and accessible, Dr. Robert Greenes Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility reveals all your best options for achieving the optimal hormonal levels that will positively impact your chances for a successful pregnancy.
Synopsis
Every aspect of pregnancy-- from your ability to conceive to your risk of a preterm delivery-- is affected by your hormonal health. But if you' re like many women, you don' t know the critically important role hormones play at every stage of your pregnancy. In Dr. Robert Greene' s Perfect Hormone Balance for Pregnancy, Dr. Greene, a world-renowned hormone expert, incorporates his years of research into a practical plan for maintaining excellent hormone health throughout your pregnancy.
Balanced hormones are essential to a healthy pregnancy for you and for optimal brain development for your baby. Dr. Greene' s groundbreaking Perfect Balance Pregnancy Program, which follows all the guidelines recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, shows you how to overcome and avoid common factors that create hormonal imbalance-- including overeating, insufficient sleep, chronic stress, and the chemicals found in food, water, and cosmetics. With this easy-to-follow plan for maintaining proper hormone balance, you' ll understand:
- why your symptoms matter
- the importance of diet and exercise
- what is the appropriate weight gain for your body
- how to reduce tension and improve sleep
- why and how to avoid environmental toxins
The Perfect Balance Pregnancy Program arms you with the tools you need before, during, and after pregnancy to stay healthy and feel great.
About the Author
ROBERT A. GREENE, M.D., is the medical director of the Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine in California, and he is one of the countrys leading hormone specialists and a practicing ob/gyn. A world-renowned brain researcher, he gives about 75 lectures a year to the worldwide medical community. His articles linking hormone depletion to brain health and quality of life have appeared in many major medical journals.
LAURIE TARKAN is an award-winning medical writer with more than twenty years of journalism and writing experience. She is the author of My Mothers Breast: Daughters Face Their Mothers Cancer, writes about health issues for the New York Times, and has written for magazines, including Self, Child, Fit Pregnancy, Family Circle, and Health.